Laminated sheet material



` Nov. 12, 1935-.- B ASNES 2,020,928

LAMINATED SHEET MATERIAL Filed Oct. 20, 1934 2 Sheets-Straat 2 l huw/ivf; ezzJ' mn flames,

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' Poeme' Nev. iz, 193s UNITED STATES PATENT ori-fics hameren SHEET BeniaminAsnesFramingham,Mak.,assignorto Dennison Manufacturing Com Framingmi v ham, Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts l 1 f Applicaties 0mm zo, 1934, seria No. mess l zs claims. (ci. 154-33) .lhisinvention relates to the artof creped ,(plaited or corrugated or wrinkled) sheet matea greater range of decorative effects in use. In

a specific aspect 'an object is to provide material resembling fabrics in softness, pliability, selfdraping quality, as well as in appearance.

According to this invention a strip of paper, cloth. regenerated cellulose or other suitable material is transversely creped to permit stretching, and is then adhesively united to another sheet of paper, foil, regenerated cellulose or other suitable material which'is creped to less extent or is creped longitudinally or preferably o which is uncreped. While the` cementmay be of any-suitable type it is preferably of the ordinary gum type. which hardens by drying. In any event it is largely if not entirely coniined to the `crests of the crinkles in said first sheet sothat the two-sheets are not bonded together along the valleys between crinkles. Convenient ways lof securing this. kind of union between the sheets are either, first, to apply the cement (or glue) uniformly over one side of the uncreped sheet or, secondly, to apply the cement to the crests lofthe crinkles by la roller dipping in liquid cement. In either case 'when the two sheets varepressed together by rollers or suitable means, the pressure should be light enough not to iron out the c zrinkles.

When theunitedsheets are 'stretched longitudinally the transversely creped sheet yields be. of its crinkles and the other sheet, being relatively unyielding, tends to separate, along lines opposite the uncemented valleys ofthe creped sheet. into strips-or other formations, either of Vpredetermined or haphazard designs and, of

course, still adhering thereto. linasmuch as the crinkles of creped paper do not extend regularly 'and continuously throughout the width of the paper, the aforesaid narrow. strips are likewise irregular and more or less discontinuous. Insis- 'mueh as .the uncreped sheet is subjected 'to substantiaiiy all the tension, itwilltear in preferencetcthecrepedsheeteyenthoughitbestrongerthan the creped sheet; but for most purposes,

the creped sheet ispreferably as'strong or stronger than the uncreped sheet. lr'orlexample, both) sheetsmaybemadeofthesameweightgsgrdis. -narytisspaperoflooseopenfornauoncrthe exepedsheetmaybemadeofheavierstockand/or under tension, overa similar roll, with the un of manufacture or thereafter.

along transverse. lines, diagonal lines, Y

or other designpatterns comprising lines, dashes,

perforations, curves or stipples before it ls united to the creped sheet, as for example by rolling it with a roll having suitable corrugations against I another roll having Vcorrugationsor designs plementary to those on the rst roll or havingxa smooth surface 'which may be either hard orsott, or'by weakening 'it after it is" united to thev creped sheet, as by passing the 'laminated sheet, while lo creped side next to the roll. The uncreped sheet may be divided into the aforesaid strip or design formations either by Y hand or by machine and either during the process II However, this is preferably effected by continuously feeding the sheets from the roll at which they are united (through an intermediate dryer if necessary) to a corrugated roll Asuch as above described, with n the uncreped sheet next to the corrugated m11,

and then `feeding the laminated sheet from the corrugated roll at a slightly greater there* by tol subject the sheet to tension beyqgidfthe corrugated roll. Thus the paper is notix'iy'weak-.

ened by the edges of the roll corrugations but it -may be torn more or less depending upon the may be widened by further-stretching the paper by hand when put to use.

onev sheetmsybe weakenedmtoui dimensions as and the other sheet creped in both dimensions,

whereby when the laminated material is stretched in either dimension the weakened sheet separates along lines extending in the other dimension.

By using sheets of -different colors a unique effeet 'is produced by one sheet showing through the openings in the torn (or cut) sheet. the proportion of colors depending upon the extent to hichthe openingsinthetorn sheetarewidened- Y stretching the material. Stillffurthvaria- 4,5

ltions may be secured by printingdi'ilrent' patternsontheouterfaceoftheuhcrepedsheetbefore it is stretched; and/or coating the outer 'fae'e with paint. lacquer or other material giving a metallic luster or silk-like sheen; and/or l printing, or decorating the transversely creped-she'etfso'that when the top sheet is separatedas aiorsaid thedecorations In addition Yto either n,"

56- to produce uw transverse crimes s but is corrugated along the longitudinal lines I. llg. 'I

eet'is Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the"- two sheets after they are cemented together;

Fig-3 is a similar sectionafter the uncreped sheet has been weakened along transverse lines 16 as aforesaid; Fig. 4 -isa similar section after the creped sheet hasbeen stretched and the uncreped sheetdi` vided into strips;

Fig. I5 is a front face view of a laminated sheet, 20 the left-hand end of which is unstretched'as in -Figs.`2 and 3 and the right-hand end of which is :stretched as in Fig. 4; '.1 Fig. 6 is a rear face view showing the aforesaid longitudinal corrugations;

Fig. 'I is afi-ont face view ofa laminated product after the top sheet has been printed with a checkerboard pattern, weakened along transverse (vertical)- lines and corrugated along gitudial (horizontal) lines; 301g Fig. 8 isa 1; u tic view of one method vof manufacture; Y

Fig. 9 is a sectional view of rolls for longitudinally corrugating one'sheet;

Fig. I0 is a sectionalview of rolls for weaken! 35? ing one sheet along transverse'lines;

Fig. 10a is a plan view of a sheet weakened by ,the rolls of Fig. 10;

-' F1g. 11 is a sectional view, of

the'weakened sheet; and

4012 r Figf12is a 'side elevation-oi modied stretch- Y -ing rolls.

.The 'particular embodiment of theinvention shownv in Figs. n1 to 5 comprises an umcreped sheet I and a creped sheet 2 cemented together 453 along the crests 3o! the `crin'kles 6 of the creped sheet, theuncreped sheet being weakened along the transverse lines 1. Fig. 5 illustrates the apparance of-the-frontfor upper side of the-laminated sheet both. before and after it has been soi stretched longitudinally. the left-hand end unstx'etclied and the right-handl end stretched to tear the upper uncreped sheet into the terse strips i. Pig.` 8 illustrates' a; laminated product in which the-rear'sheet is not only creped represents a-'product in which the front weakened along the transverse lines 'i as in 15g.

l"maierring to Fig. l ierred method of manufacture, Ill is a simplyroll or crepes matena1 ,"|z and n are circumferential serrations for longitudinally eo!"-V 5 rugauhg the crepedjmatenai gu, u n senaat applying means ofusual type, I5 is another sup-A plyroliof sheet material. I6 and l1 are rolls for weakening the sheets I5 along vthe lines IS (Fig. 10a), the roll I6 havingl discontinuous longitudinal ridges I 8 which eith' r cut the sheet all the way throughy or the sheet enough to tear easily, I9 and 2l are rolls for pressing the two sheets together, 2| is a dry'-` 751ing' cylinder, l; and- 23 Aareproc rolls for rolls .for rupturingaus 3 andis also' corrugated alongl the longitudinil 8 which a pnes,oso,oas

lrupturing the weakenedsheet by slightly stretch-- ing both sheets, the united sheets held' taut as theypass'betweenthese twordilailandllarc ltwopairsofspacedfeedrolls,tlieseoondpair being drivenfaster than thetirst pair so that 5 thematerial'between the-t'wo pairs is stretched material is stretched not only longitudinally (as afi/)ove explained) but also Y As showninlig'.'i1 the roll I! mayha've longitudinal corrugations and the roll 23 may have a rubber facing soft. enougnto beindented by l5 the .corrugations on roll 22. Itshouldbeunclerstoodthat the present dis-` closure is forthe' purpose of illustration only and that this invention-includes all modifications i', -and equivalents which fall within the scope ofso 'theappendedclaima g- .Y s afs l. Laminated material comprising* of sheets united. one sheet beingmore wavy than the other so that whenthe 2a' is stretched of the waves the other-sheet will tear along lines ofthe that itmaybetom alongsaidilirxes-hystretching;l

anammma `unterm w of sheets adhesively oney elongate openings f bytheoneninssmnybswidened -i'abriclongitudinally.A

- papero! diii'ersnt colors, 'one transverselyand another i along lines extendim -so that-it-ma! be torn along saidlines 10mm. "s

5. A paper product unitedlannot paper ofdiiisrent columnas layerbeing and anotlm: layer having openings whereby: so:

6. laminated naterls.l .:a plurality of sheets, adhesively dieet :being 'creped transversely and-another alongl'inesextending :so

,by the openings may he widened QI? 8. A paper product Y of paper of diiierent colors; onecrepes transversely mannitol? alonglines thatit maybe torn along-said lines by the longmimmny..

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by 4512i' of paper of diierent colors, one layer being creped transversely and another layer having elongate openings extending transversely where by the openings may be widened to expose the creped layer therethrough by stretching the layers longitudinally, both sheets being corrugated longitudinally.

10. The method of making laminated material which comprises transversely creping one sheet,

adhesively uniting it with another sheet having then stretching the material longitudinally, to

widen said openings.

12. 'Ihe method of making laminated material which comprises transversely creping one sheet,-

adhesively uniting it with an uncreped sheet, weakening the uncreped sheet along transverse lines and stretching the material longitudinally to tear the weakened sheet along said lines.

13. The method of making laminated material which comprises transversely creping one sheet. adhesively uniting it lwith an uncreped sheet, forming elongate openings in the uncreped sheet transversely thereof and stretching the material longitudinally' to widen said openings.

l 14. The method of making laminated material which comprises transversely creping one sheet, adhesively uniting it with another sheet having weakened lines extending transversely, and corrugating both sheets'longitudinally.

15. The method of making laminated material 4 which comprises transversely creping one sheet,

adhesively uniting it with another sheet having 4elongate openings extending transversely, and

corrugating both sheets longitudinally.

16. The method of making laminated material l* which comprises transversely crepingone sheet,

adhesively uniting it with an uncreped sheet,

weakening the uncreped sheet along transverse lines and corrugating both sheets longitudinally.

17. The method of making laminated material which comprises transversely-creping one sheet, adhesively uniting it with an uncreped sheet, forming elongate openings in the uncreped sheet transversely thereof and stretching the material 5 longitudinally to widen said openings, and corrugating both sheets longitudinally.-

18. The method oi making laminated material which comprises transversely crepingone sheet, longitudinally creping another sheet, uniting the 1o sheets in superposed relationship, and stretching the'united sheets both transversely and longitudinally.

19. Laminated material comprising united sheets creped transversely and longitudinally re- 15 spectively, thematerial being stretched in both v dimensions to separate each sheet along lin extending transversely of its creping. r 20. Laminated material comprising united sheets creped transversely and longitudinallyre- 20 spectively, whereby when the material is stretched in either dimension one sheet will separate along' lines extending transversely of its creping.

21.- The method of making laminated material which comprises creping a sheet both transversely 2li and longitudinally, weakening another sheet i'n whereby when the material is stretched in either dimension the -weakened sheet separates along lines extending in the other dimension.

23. Laminated material' comprising superposed sheets united together, one sheet beingjcreped in 40 one dimension and the other sheet being'weakened along lines extending in the same dimmsion. whereby when the material is stretched in the other dimension the lweakened sheet separates alongsaidlines.

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